SLOVENIAN CITIZENSHIP

Slovenian citizenship is based on the Citizenship Act of June 25, 1991.

SLOVENIAN CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTH:- Child born in the
Republic of
Slovenia with at least one parent a citizen.- Child born in the
Republic of
Slovenia with unknown parents, or parents with no citizenship.

SLOVENIAN CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT:Children born abroad to Slovenian citizens must meet the following requirements to be granted citizenship:- Both parents must be citizens of Slovenia.- One parent is unknown or has no citizenship, but the other parent is a citizen of
Slovenia.- Child must either be registered with appropriate authorities or return home to Slovenia as a permanent resident before the age of 18.- After age 18, a person who was not registered and is now considered a legal adult, can still obtain Slovenian citizenship by personally declaring for Slovenian citizenship before the age of 23.

SLOVENIAN CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALIZATION:Slovenian citizenship can be acquired by fulfillment of the following conditions.- Person must be at least 18 years old.- Person must have lived in the Republic for at least 10 years, the most recent five years prior to the petition for citizenship without interruption.- Descendants of Slovenian expatriates, up to the third generation, and foreign spouses of Slovenian citizens, need only reside for one year.- Person must have an assured residence and means of support.- Person must prove by examination a working knowledge of the Slovenian language.- Person must have been released from previous citizenship or can prove that such a release will be granted if the person acquires citizenship of the
Republic of
Slovenia.- The person has not been sentenced for a criminal offence anywhere for a prison term longer than one year.- There must be no ban on the person’s residence in the
Republic of
Slovenia.- Acceptance into citizenship must present no threat to public order or the security and defense of the State.- The person must have all tax duties paid.- A Citizen of another republic who had permanent residence in the
Republic of
Slovenia on December 23, 1990 may apply for citizenship.

DUAL SLOVENIAN CITIZENSHIP: NOT RECOGNIZED.Exception: Slovenian expatriates who may had involuntarily fled the country, as well as their descendants, are the only categories of people in the dual citizenship category. This policy is now in flux; any questions regarding the possibility of dual citizenship should be directed to the Slovenian Consul.LOSS OF SLOVENIAN CITIZENSHIP:VOLUNTARY: Renunciation of citizenship is permitted if the conditions listed below are met:- Person is over 18 and lives in a foreign country.- Person has no military service obligations.- All debts and legal obligations have been satisfied.- The person faces no pending criminal proceedings.- Person has proof that foreign citizenship will be granted.- If new citizenship is not adopted within one year, decree of dismissal may be cancelled.- Children (under 18) lose their citizenship upon the request of their parents. If the child is older than 14 years, the child must give their consent to the loss of citizenship.- The petition for loss of citizenship can be rejected if the interests of the State take precedence.INVOLUNTARY: A citizen of Slovenia, residing in a foreign country and in possession of foreign citizenship, may involuntarily be deprived of Slovenian citizenship if any of the following apply:- The person is a member of any organization engaged in activities to overthrow the government of the
Republic of
Slovenia.- The person is a member of a foreign intelligence service jeopardizing the interests of the Republic, or harms such interests by serving under a government authority or organization of a foreign state.- If a person is frequently sentenced for criminal offences or prosecuted for public order offences.- If a person declines to fulfil duties that are mandatory for a citizen of the
Republic of
Slovenia.

Slovenian citizenship information is summarized from the above-mentioned law. Any action concerning Slovenian citizenship should be taken after consulting with a Slovenian immigration lawyer or the official authority responsible with Slovenian citizenship.

3 Thoughts on “SLOVENIAN CITIZENSHIP”

Im an slovenian citizen living and working in slovenia but my Fiancee is living in the Philippines.And she’s been already in slovenia,but now she’s in philippines and we plan to get married as soon as possible 2011.And we plan to get married there, and my question is after we get married should i bring in slovenia directly without any visa or shes need some more papers? and what requirements should i bring or requirements of getting married there in philippine?

im a filipino and i am also married to a slovenian. first, you can enter philippines as a tourist and get married there. you just have to take note that if you are getting married in a catholic church there are a lot of document list that you need to prepare. maybe your fiance can help you get all the list so you can prepare all your documents prior your intended wedding in the philippines.

for your 2nd question, i dont think you can just take her with you right away. For filipinos, we need to apply for a tourist visa to enter any european union (schengen) countries. And then once she is in slovenia, you can apply the registration of your marriage to your ministry by showing the marriage cert that is authenticated/verified by DFA in the philippines.

I am also still in the process of applying for the immigrant petition to be able to enter slovenia freely. Since im working in Singapore, we got married here in Singapore. Now we are still in the process of applying for my immigrant visa to Slovenia.

I am interested in emmigrating with my family to Slovenia to invest in the economy and creat jobs for at least a hundred people within 3yrs. We have made enquiries on some lovely properties there one the internet . Could you let us know the required criterion to be met by prospective entrepreneur/ investors to live in Slovenia and possibly naturalise in the near future if the conditions and environment permits, Thank you. Felix.